Example sentences of "[be] [adj -er] [to-vb] [conj] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Longer words are easier to see than short ones . |
| 2 | Oblique aerial photographs are easier to take than vertical ones , but are difficult to use afterwards , as there is distortion of the image . |
| 3 | However , highly polished surfaces are easier to photograph than oiled ones , as reflections are more easily controlled . |
| 4 | These are easier to cut than royal-iced cakes and come with much more attractive decorations . |
| 5 | Whole brown and green lentils are quicker to cook than other pulses and do not need soaking beforehand . |
| 6 | DOME TENTS OFFER LOTS OF SPACE AND ARE LIGHTER TO CARRY THAN OTHER TYPES OF TENT . |
| 7 | Young women are not poorly paid because they work for TNCs in export zones , they are poorly paid wherever they work , but TNCs may well employ young women in the zones because they are cheaper to employ than older men in some countries . |
| 8 | Fluorescent lights are mounted on the ceiling , and are cheaper to run than normal lights , but the colour is not so ‘ warm ’ — though you can get special warm white tubes , usually on order . |
| 9 | Low energy-using fridges and washing machines have recently appeared on the market and are cheaper to run than ordinary ones . |
| 10 | They are faster to search than binary trees ( Fredkin , 1960 ; Knuth , 1973 ) , and for this particular application it is apparent that a 26-way tree would be the most efficient structure in order to take full advantage of the alphabet . |
| 11 | So , paradoxically , smaller black holes might actually turn out to be easier to detect than large ones ! |
| 12 | Low-growing crocuses and irises will be easier to manage than full-size daffodils , which get beaten about by wind in exposed situations . |
| 13 | I 'll erm it 'll be cheaper to go and two bags of bloody sand ! |
| 14 | Perhaps it would be truer to say that other things that I was doing made it seem less important . |
| 15 | A diagram is easier to follow than written instructions . |
| 16 | Anyway , chemical dependency is easier to study than other sorts . |
| 17 | There will , though , always be some incentive for managers to increase share price , since a more expensive company is harder to swallow and satisfied shareholders are less likely to sell . |
| 18 | Despite the drought and ensuing famine of 1921 it was clear by 1922 that the policy had been successful in generating increased production both in industry and agriculture , even though large-scale , heavy industry was slower to recover than other sectors . |
| 19 | It was safer to believe that all women were opportunists and all friends traitors . |